Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

Strawberries, In forging, must not be
allowed to overbear or the fruit will be
small; a moderate number OF large ber-
ries are much more satisfactory than any
number OF small ones. Apply the syringe
TO keep down red spider. For the best
results avoid both drouUh and oVerwater-
ing at the root.
Twenty years ago the traffic in eggs was
confined largely to country groceries, by
whom the surplus was accumulated and
by them forwarded to the larger markets.
IL requires a little time to accumulate
only barrel OF eggs; now there is hardly
any community but That has local deal
er who makes it a special business to puck
up eggs anG poultry for market, and every
week takes many more to market IMAM
was the accumulation of months in ear
lier times.
1t is difficult to estimate the value of
the poultry product. and what is very sin
gular is that as yet there has never been
any very decided Over-prOGuction. or to
such an extent as to greatly reduce the
price, which with the Increase OF products
mas gradually Increased. The great feed.
ing value Of eggs and the fowls themselves
for the residents of cities as well as the
producers has made a growing and ap-
rentlv permanent demand that is likely
to continue.
Those who have followed the business
more thoroughly than farmers can do have
made estimates OF the net profit from
each animal, which vary according to
VARYING conditions, ranging from 81 to a
little more than 81 per animal. Even at
the very lowest there are no investments
upon the farm that pay as well. But il
would hardly he advisable for farmers to
think of counting too much upon profits
Wi
they are likely to give.
The cultivation of nut bearing trees in
America is yet in embryo. Its growth
will resemble that of the trees themselves,
slow while young-peThaps with an oc-
caslonal set back during chilly spell,
but increasing in speed and thrift with
| aye, until it reaches the large dimensions
which 1t deserves. Mind what we say
Nut growing for pleasure and home use
will soon become popular; while nut
growing for prO1t will grow into mighty
! industry and become one OF the most i'm
portant branches OF horticulture. Itcan-
not help 1t.
Perhaps you have some cherry or plum
| trees, which you desire to graft next
spring? Ii SO you need good scions, and
they should be cut before freezing wealth
err. DON'T wait until spring, wnen the
! them. If there are trees of desirable va.
rieties on your own premises or in your
| neighbOrhood, cut the sciOns the first
warm day and pack them away. buried
in sand or wrapped in damp moss. Apple
| sciOns may be safely left on the tree until
| spring or unrIl wanted. All sciOns can
| be sent long distances by mail with per-
| feet safety il the ends are dipped in melt.
ed grating wax and the scions then
wrapped in oiled paper.
Dexterity of hand movements should
be cultivated by all gardeners in every
department OF the art. 1t is true some
operations, like spading, manure hand
ling, ETC., are heavy to perform, and in
these comparatively slow movements are
desirable. But a work Of this nature is
the exception and not the rule. Most
other operations, such as grating, bud
ding, prOpagatin2, pOttlnV, wedding, wa
tering with hose and the like, a.: light to
perform, and here 10 where quick move
ments stand at premium. The writer
has seen man and boy poke away all
dav setting 600 or 700 root gratis, when
1000 to 1000 should have been a days
work. Their movements were spiritless
and the work seemed heavy and uninter.
esting, when it should have been just tn e
reverse-light and pleasant, as it would
have been with quick movements.
To grow good lettuce In winter demands
a great deal OF care and skill. one of the
chief difficulties Of late years comes from
the prevalence OF mildew. Many form.
erly successful lettuce growers have
abandoned the business OF growing it IN
winter entirely from the uncertainty Of
producing a good crop. Lettuce when
shipped from one city to another is usu-
ally packed in flour barrels which will
hold about eight to ten dozen OF good let
tuce. In winter it is apt to freeze in
freight cars, and should either be sent by
express IN warm cars, or each barrel
should be covered with a bag OF sack
clotb, double, with a wadding OF cotton
between. In summer the lettuce is apt
to heat and be destroyed, and to avoid this
some chips of ice are sprinkled among 1t
I'm packing. The heads OF the barrels are
bored with some augur holes 20 drain of
the water from the melting ice. Packed
ia this way lettuce may be on the road ~